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Nimbus Nimbus plans to raise Rs 3.5 bn via IPO Nimbus files with Sebi; IPO comprises a fresh issue of 14.04 mn shares and an offer for sale of 8.01 mn shares. (5 October 2010) Neo Cricket eyes Rs1.75bn from India-Australia series 25% jump in ad revenue over last time two nations played in India due to festive season and heavy promotions. (4 October 2010)  All About Cinema Eros sets pace for Bollywood listing, debuts on strong note Shares of Eros peak to intra day high of 217.7, touch a low of Rs178.6 and close at Rs190, up 8.6% from IPO price. (6 October 2010) Reliance MediaWorks surges 37% on Disney stake buy rumour Reliance MediaWorks gained in volumes & price; market speculated on Disney picking up a strategic stake. (5 October 2010) Viacom18 makes open offer to gobble up Aim-listed IFC Viacom18's subsidiary makes offer to acquire AIM-listed TIFC at 115.56 pence a share; Network18 to exit. (2 October 2010) UTV Motion Pictures has no fund raising plan: Kapur UTV Motion Pictures is on course to reach revenue target of Rs4.5bn in FY'11; looks at release pipeline of 12 films. (7 October 2010) Anjaana Anjaani collects Rs250mn in opening weekend Next four days will be tough going for the film; Khichdi and Benny And Babloo have had poor collections. BOX OFFICE (4 October 2010) Anjaana Anjaani- Uninspiring, non-entertainer For Hindi film audience who love their heroes to be larger than life, Anjaana Anjaani set wrong tone. FILM REVIEW! (1 October 2010)  Digital Den floats arm, enters into JV with BFTV for launch of BabyFirst channel Open architecture STBs will need additional features & lead to price rise; inter-operability not the need of the hour. (4 October 2010) Star Gold launches in the US on DirecTV Star and DirecTV also sign a multi-year extension for the carriage of 3 channels - Star Plus, Star One & Star News. (6 October 2010) Zee Turner appoints Virad Kaul as CEO Zee Turner appoints formar Idea Cellular COO UP – West to replace Dinesh Jain who quit in July this year. (5 October 2010) DTH ops launch price war on STBs Soon after Tata Sky slashed its set-top box price to Rs999, Airtel digital TV has followed suit; launches 2 offers. (7 October 2010)  Other Headlines Cadbury Gems hosts roadblock on Cartoon Network Promotion to mark new series of Ben 10 on 10 October; CN to showcase day-long roadblock of Cadbury Gems. (2 October 2010) Ayodhya verdict: Aaj Tak, CNN-IBN lead the pack Aaj Tak commands channel share of 22.7% among Hindi news channels on 30 Sept; CNN-IBN gets 23.3% share. (6 October 2010) Star One to launch 2 new shows on 18 October Star's second tier channel to spice up 8-9 pm band with 2 new properties in romance genre; targets the young adults. (1 October 2010) Reliance Big Ent, Tom Hanks’ Playtone JV to launch Electric City Rel Big Entertainment, Tom hanks' Playton will jointly develop Electric City as multi-platform digital experience. (1 October 2010) Star Ananda to air Spanish European Cup qualifiers The Bengali news channel has bagged the TV rights for the qualifiers that Spain will play in build up to the UEFA Cup. (7 October 2010)  AdEx Analysis Passenger vehicle ads on TV in Jan-Aug 2010 TV ads of passenger vehicles see 23% jump in Jan-Aug '10 compared to Jan-Aug '09 - AdEx India Analysis. (5 October 2010) Executive Dossier 'Japan, India & Australia are our biggest markets in the Asia Pacific region' Interview with Discovery Networks Asia Pacific executive VP, MD Tom Keaveny

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